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Bat for Lashes—The Dark and Seductive World of the Lost Girls

February 18, 2020

Who hasn’t dreamed of driving a Jeep on the beach late on a hot summer night, kicking up sand, creating big sand clouds that look cool illuminated by the nearby bonfire that is surrounded by bikini clad girls ... Read More...

Of LSD, Coprophagia, and Camp: Season’s Greetings from John Waters

Rey Roldan

December 4, 2019

Buzz, Features

When “Christmas” is mentioned, you might be hard-pressed to find someone who says that “John Waters” immediately springs to mind. But if the director, writer, actor, artist, author, and bad taste auteur would ... Read More...

Spotlight: SWERVEDRIVER–Peddling Rock in a Shimmery World

Rey Roldan

October 23, 2019

Goings-On

When ‘dreampop’ began to morph into ‘shoegaze’ in the late eighties/early nineties, one of the premier bands enjoying the transition was Oxford, U.K.’s Swervedriver. Ticking off all the appropriate catego... Read More...

Aldous Harding—Gorgeous Music with a Hypnagogic Bite

Rey Roldan

September 25, 2019

Buzz, Features

“What am I doing in Dubai?” For most people, asking that question seems almost nonsensical. One does not end up in Dubai merely by accident. However, when that question comes from New Zealand’s stunning “go... Read More...

Lloyd Cole—It’s Complicated

Rey Roldan

September 11, 2019

Features, Interviews

While Guesswork is the name of his new album, it also describes what it’s like interviewing Lloyd Cole, one of the original indie darlings. Long before Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens and Father John Mist... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Steve Hackett: Finding Stillness In Complexity [Feature + Watch&Listen]

SHE ROCKS 2021: NANCY WILSON (HEART) & KATHY VALENTINE (GO-GO’S) TALK ICONS & LEGENDS

SEBASTIAN BACH WANTS TO GET RADICAL WITH YOU!

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

The Five Star Read That Is “Do You Feel Like I Do?” [Review]

ROCK READS: A Holiday Gift Guide For the School of Rock Laureate

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Reality Check: TO PURGE OR NOT TO PURGE

Reality Check: TREASON, MOB RULES & THE FINAL DAYS OF DONALD TRUMP

Reality Check: LEGAL WEED NEW JERSEY

Bat for Lashes—The Dark and Seductive World of the Lost Girls

Of LSD, Coprophagia, and Camp: Season’s Greetings from John Waters

Spotlight: SWERVEDRIVER–Peddling Rock in a Shimmery World

Aldous Harding—Gorgeous Music with a Hypnagogic Bite

Lloyd Cole—It’s Complicated

Steve Hackett: Finding Stillness In Complexity [Feature + Watch&Listen]

SHE ROCKS 2021: NANCY WILSON (HEART) & KATHY VALENTINE (GO-GO’S) TALK ICONS & LEGENDS

Reality Check: TO PURGE OR NOT TO PURGE

SEBASTIAN BACH WANTS TO GET RADICAL WITH YOU!

Good Bison On The Music He Was Always Meant to Make [Feature + Watch & Listen]

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